Petroleum Engineering for Non-Engineers     Brochure and Registration Form
One of our more popular classes covers a lot in 2 days. Also has been combined with our Petroleum Geology for Non Geologists course to give attendees an extensive background in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
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A few comments from past attendees:
"I've taken several classes and thought this was one of the best, if not the best!" ... "Enjoyed It" ... "Loved the location" ... "The Power Point (slides) & videos were very well done" ... "Instructor was very informed & experienced" ... "Great presentation skills" ...  "(Ocean Star) an excellent location"
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We designed this course as a follow up to our The Petroleum Industry and Petroleum Reserves & Economic Fundamentals courses. This "hands on" class will enhanced the more experienced non-engineer's knowledge about how to use their technical tools to find more oil & gas and produce it more cheaply. It is taught in a manner that allows attendees to understand these concepts without having a technical background. The material applies to both natural gas and oil perspectives.
This class is intended for engineering/geo techs, accounting, & financial professionals, non-engineering management, landmen & land techs, outside directors and others. Attendees will work numerous in-class exercises to illustrate these methods. Participants will become much more comfortable when conversing with engineers & managers about these technical subjects.
Those attending will work a case study that takes a drilling prospect from selecting a location, basic planning, AFE, reserve estimates based upon offset well data (P/z, decline curves, well logs, tests, etc.) through the economic model preparation including the major input data including risk.
Although we discuss technical subjects, we present them in a way that does not require attendees to have a technical background. Participants will work several in class exercises on each of the major subjects presented.
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Course Objectives

Extensive Intro to well log analysis: saturation calculations, gross & net pay, gas effect, lithology from logs
Drilling rigs, mud weight calculations, casing design, bit selection, blowout control
Directional & horizontal drilling concepts, planning wells, cost comparisons
More on Horizontal drilling including exercises to show build angles and targeting
Completion & stimulation design, underbalanced drilling & perforating, sand control, frac pacs
Reading drilling/completion reports and press releases
Onshore vs. offshore production practices comparison, platform selection criteria
Unconventional gas reservoirs, how the are different from conventional reservoirs
Reservoir management & surveillance; Well testing and problem well analysis
Reservoir drive determination, reservoir strategy, in-depth waterflooding methods, planning
More in-depth reserve estimation exercises; Using seismic in basic reserve calculations
Discussion of common mistakes made in reserve estimates and reporting
Building a generic property cashflow model input parameters, risk
The value of information; common decision methods with class exercises
Current issues regarding corporate reserve reporting; SEC reserve issues
Over 22 class exercises and problem solving sessions
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About This Course
Included is a 350+page workbook of slides, charts, illustrations, exercises, outlines and articles. Attendees find this book makes a good reference long after taking the class. Also included is a free software disk of Excel templates: of software used in the class (Trends 2006, economics, declines, volumetrics, AFE, reserve loan model, etc.)
Although there are no prerequisites for this course, attendees should be familiar with the exploration and operations
subjects presented in our first two courses. (The Petroleum Industry and Petroleum Reserves/Economics Fundamentals)
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  Continuing Education Credits

Continuing education credits, CPE, CPL., etc., have been granted for our courses by most states. Please call about your particular professional educational credits.

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